BCF STAGE MATCHES

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Open Minor U175 U150 U125 U100

Updated 26.6.00
COUNTY MATCHES
BCF STAGE

Preliminary round: 15 April
Quarter-finals: 13 May
Semi-finals: 3 June
Finals: 24 June at Beeston (a suburb of Nottingham).

OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
25.6.00
The campaign's over. All the Champions are below. Results in red are given in full further down the page. Results in blue are not. The three non-results (in black) aren't known, except that you can work out who won them.

Open
Preliminary Sussex (S3) 6½ 9½ Warwickshire (M3)
Quarter-finals Leicestershire (M1) 12½ 3½ Cornwall (W2); Dorset (W1) 5½ 10½ Bucks (S2); Essex (S1) 8½ 7½ Greater Manchester (M2); Yorks* (N) 8 8 Warwickshire (M3)
Semi-finals Leicestershire (M1) 5 11 Essex (S1); Yorkshire (N) 10 6 Bucks (S2)
Final Essex 6½ 9½ Yorkshire

Minor Counties
Quarter-finals Norfolk (E1) 12 4 Derbyshire (M3); Herts* (S1) 8 8 Suffolk (E2); Worcestershire (M1) 4½ 11½ Oxon (S2); Wilts (W) 6 10 Lincolnshire (M2)
Semi-finals Lincolnshire (M2) 7½ 8½ Herts (S1); Norfolk* (E1) 8 8 Oxon (S2)
Final Herts 9 7 Norfolk

Under 175
Quarter-finals Warwickshire (M1) 10½ 5½ Kent (S3); Yorkshire (N) 11½ 4½ Leicestershire (M2); Devon (W) 7½ 8½ Sussex (S2); Essex (S1) 11 5 Bedfordshire (E)
Semi-finals Essex (S1) 6 10 Yorkshire (N); Warwickshire (M1) 8½ 7½ Sussex (S2)
Final Warwickshire 10½ 5½ Yorkshire

Under 150
Preliminary (A) Leicestershire (M3) 7½ 8½ Herts (S2); (B) Norfolk (E2) 9 7 Dorset (W2)
Quarter-finals Lancashire (N) 7 9 Warwickshire (M2); Devon (W1) 9 7 Herts (S2); Essex (S1) 10½ 5½ Norfolk (E2); Cambs (E1) 9½ 6½ Nottinghamshire (M1)
Semi-finals Warwickshire (M2) 7½ 8½ Essex (S1); Cambs (E1) 7½ 8½ Devon (W1)
Final Essex 9½ 6½ Devon

U125
Preliminary (A) Cheshire & N Wales (N2) 6½ 9½ Shropshire (M2); (B) Suffolk (E2) 9½ 6½ Notts North (M3)
Quarter-finals Surrey (S2) 7½ 8½ Suffolk (E2); Herts (S1) 7 9 Hants (W); Cambs (E1) 9½ 6½ Shropshire; Lancashire (N1) 8½ 7½ Warwickshire (M1)
Semi-finals Suffolk (E2) v Cambs (E1); Lancashire (N1) v Hants (W)
Final Cambridgeshire 9 7 Hampshire

U100
Preliminary Cleveland (N2) 3 9 Warwickshire (M2); Cambridgeshire (E2) 4½ 7½ Notts South (M3)
Quarter-finals Devon (W) 4½ 7½ Warwicks (M2); Surrey (S1) 8 4 Suffolk (E1); Merseyside (N1) 8½ 3½ Notts South (M3); Staffs South (M1) 7 5 Kent (S2)
Semi-finals Staffs South (M1) 5½ 6½ Surrey (S1); Warwickshire (M2) v Merseyside (N1)
Final Surrey* 6 6 Merseyside (bd ct)

Draw conducted at Syston Chess Club 22.1.00 during Leicestershire v Warwickshire U175 by the National Controller, assisted by P C Gibbs, Controller Intermediate National Clubs, Alan Jex, Chairman Leicestershire and Rutland Chess League with C Charman of Warwickshire assisting.

OPEN

FINAL

	Essex	24.6.00	Yorkshire
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Jonathan Rogers 219 (B) Philip Rossiter 218 Richard Webb 221 Andrew Lewis 207 David Sands 203 John Hodgson 197 Jon Manley 190 Jeff Goldberg 182 Lawrence Trent 170 Larry Marden 179 John Moore 185 Philip Fallon Robert Parker 167 Tim Hebbes 168 David Millward 160 Chris Fegan 154	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0	Angus Dunnington 220 Richard Pert 210 Stuart Brown 226 Peter Gayson 198 Chris Dunworth 215 Richard Palliser 197 Peter Hempson 194 Norman Stephenson 198 Alan Potts 200 Steve Barrett 187 David Adams 196 Jim Burnett 190 John Cooper 188 Roelof Westra 180 Paul Cumbers 178 Leon Wooldridge 170
(Beeston)		6½ 9½

SEMI-FINALS

	Yorkshire	3.6.00	Bucks*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Peter Gayson 198 (B) Chris Dunworth 215 Paul Townsend 204 Peter Hempson 194 Tan Wei Sin 204 Steve Barrett 187 Norman Stephenson 198 David Wise 183 David Adams 196 Jim Burnett 190 Roelof Westra 180 Mark White 167 Tony Pusson 182 Rudy van Kemenade 175 Tony Sunger 182 Paul Cumbers 178	1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0	James Cobb 216 Max Devereaux 210 Andrew P Smith 202 Jonathan Beedle 193 Alex Tucker 191 Robert Richmond 193 Mike Lambshire 186 Gerald Moore 185 Hans Hansen 182 Phil Bonafont 168 William EC Hughes 180 Roger de Coverly 170 Steve Law 172 Andy Robbings 171 Malcolm Armstrong 167 Andrew Hughes 152
(Syston Leics)		10 6

	Leicestershire	3.6.00	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	G Lawton 218 (B) G Lee 212 A Hadzimanous 202 A Yestrebov 195 RA Barton 186 A Morley 182 S Olsen A Byron 176 R Burgess 179 L Robinson 181 D Cowley 180 P Davies 171 P Horspool 170 J Mitchell 171 O Hardy 161 M Cowley 164	0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½	J Rogers 219 R Webb 221 P Rossiter 218 Z Harari 210 N Carr D Sands 203 R White 199 J Hodgson 197 J Manley 190 J Goldberg 182 L Marden 179 J Moore 185 P Fallon R Parker 167 C Fegan 154 D Millward 160
(St Ives Hunts)		5 11

QUARTER-FINALS

	Essex*	13.5.00	Greater Manchester
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	J Rogers 219 (B) R Webb 221 A Lewis 207 R White 199 J Hodgson 187 J Manley 190 J Goldberg 183 L Marden 179 W Somerset 183 J Moore 185 R Parker 167 IBN Smith 173 P Fallon D Millward 160 C Fegan 154 K Clow 158	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½	PL Macklin 204 AA Smith 219 RA Beach 191 W Decki 199 MJ Surtees 192 DI Hulmes 188 RM Lothian 186 A Longson 186 JL Bentley 173 AJ Walton 166 H Lamb 183 AJ Beveridge 182 GP Burton 175 P Strand 163 T Brown A Beresford 136
(Syston)		8½ 7½
Essex won the last game to finish when Gtr Mcr left a mate in one on in a time scramble. It was lost on board count.

	Dorset	13.5.00	Bucks*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Martin J Simons 203 (W) J (or R?) Tyrer 196 AJ Pleasants 184 Graham A White 181 Michael J Freeman 184 Ben M Hirsch 177 Juha Nevalainen 173 VG Jenson 170 Chris B Jenks 167 DA Keddie 167 DA Balfour 166 Paul M Kemp 164 Leonard J Laker 163 Steve C Crisp 155 HD Needham 147 R Andrew Hebert 147	0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0	James Cobb 216 Max Devereaux 210 Andrew P Smith 202 Jonathan Beedle 193 Alex Tucker 191 Robert Richmond 193 Gerald Moore 185 William EC Hughes 180 Richard O'Brien 161 Roger de Coverly 170 Steve Law 172 Phil Bonafont 168 Majid Mashayekh 171 Andy Robbings 171 Malcolm Armstrong 167 Andrew Hughes 152
(Basingstoke Hants)		5½ 10½

PRELIMINARY ROUND

	Sussex*	15.4.00	Warwicks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	FJ Kwiatkowski 201 (B) DB Graham 201 GH James 195 B Cafferty 187 AG Cooper 191 KI Norman 191 JA Dodgson 184 JIP Simpole - SJ Newman 179 MR Stott 180 RJ Almond 181 PG Farr 180 MO Costley 177 JC Mansson 169 IG Kelly 169 PA Batchelor 172	½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1	RA Bates 218 DJ Mason 197 N Thomas 196 IA Galloway 193 CCW Shephard - PJ Holt 182 RH Wildig 179 AD Lloyd 179 AM Hynes 174 KL Escott 179 RM Jones 181 M Hunt 173 AJD Baruch 177 MD Smyth 159 WJ Harwood 162 L Wu -
(Hazlemere Bucks)		6½ 9½

MINOR COUNTIES

FINAL

	Norfolk	24.6.00	Herts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Mike Harris 201 Mike Gough 194 Stephen Orton 190 David Le Moir 187 Gerhard Heide 184 John Wells 174 Martin Woolnough 171 Nick Gorvin 160 Dave Hall 159 John Allison 157 Steven Moore 149 Paul Badger 149 Trevor Ansell 146 Tim Mantripp 146 Jeff Dawson 146 Roy Hughes 138	0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½	Simon JB Knott 215 Steve Swanson 207 Gary Kenworthy 198 Costas Harris 183 Paul V Byway 194 Lorin AR D'Costa 193 JN Fraser-Mitchell 178 D Ross Brennan 176 Terry J Turner 177 Howard L Tebbs 176 Steve J Tovey 175 Philip J Gregory 166 John R Denton 164 Barry Morris 165 Steven Weston 154 Brian D Judkins 149
(Beeston)		7 9

SEMI-FINALS

	Norfolk	11.6.00	Oxon*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	M Harris 204 M Gough 194 S Orton 190 D LeMoir 187 P Smith 176 J Wells 174 M Woolnough 171 N Gorvin 160 D Hall 159 J Allison 157 A Hartland 156 S Moore 149 P Badger 149 T Ansell 146 J Dawson 145 R Hughes 138	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	T Dickinson 193 J Wittmann 184 KD Smallbone 181 RJ Starkie 175 DJ Bruce 166 NC Jones 171 GW Chapman 168 JN Stayt 167 W Burt 165 NJ Hepworth 157 S Terry 153 H Lang 158 P Lipman e160 LR Millin 151 P Hastings 144 K Riley 106
(Uppingham School Rutland)		8 8
Norfolk won on board count.

	Lincolnshire	3.6.00	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Nick Stead 184 Jason Dilley 184 Peter Levermore 184 Nigel Birtwistle 182 Nick Payne 172 Adam Bulbeck 169 Keith Palmer 164 Francis Bowers 160 Denis Georgiou 159 Michael Turp 157 Ross Blake 155 Ted Nottingham 153 Graham Ladds 151 def Jan vanGemeren 143 Kevin Shutt 140	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1	Simon JB Knott 215 Costas Harris 183j Paul V Byway 194 JN Fraser-Mitchell 178 D Ross Brennan 176 Terry J Turner 177 Kevin R Clark 171 Mike Boyce 173 Philip J Gregory 166 John R Denton 164 Barry Morris 165 Neil Rughwani 157 Steven Weston 154 David E Bower 153 Brian Judkins 149 Caius Turner 136j
(Stanion Northants)		7½ 8½

QUARTER-FINALS

	Herts*	13.5.00	Suffolk
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Simon Knott 215 (W) Gary Kenworthy 198 Costas Harris 183 j Paul Byway 194 Lorin D'Costa 193 j Jerry Rudge 188 JN Fraser-Mitchell 178 D Ross-Brennan 176 Terry Turner 177 Howard Tebbs 176 Steve Tovey 175 Kevin Clark 171 Philip Gregory 166 John Denton 164 Steve Weston 154 David Bower 153	½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1	Karl Bowden 205 Mike Cook 185 Steve Gregory 183 Ed Player 179 j Ian Wallis 174 Shaun Munson 173 Chris Franklin 179 Paul Botham 171 Alex Charity 165 Tim Lunn 160 Rob Sanders 159 Make Taylor 163 John Feavyour 156 Scott Taylor 156 Steve Ruthen 147 Harold Thomas e140
(Gt Shelford Cambs)		8 8
Herts won on board count.

	Worcs	13.5.00	Oxon*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	GM Boyce 186 (B) M Burrows 183 P Kitson 166 K Hurney 158 M Bethel 152 def J Wrench 149 D Jackson 147 A Copeman 141 I Truscott 135 S Jukes 132 J Gittus 130 M Riley 126 J Bingham 126 J Varilone 121 P Thomas 115	0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1	S Willetts e170 JJ Hastings 207 DG Hackett 189 J Wittmann 184 KD Smallbone 181 T Dickinson (r) 193 DJ Bruce 166 NC Jones 171 RJ Starkie 175 GW Chapman 168 JN Stayt 167 W Burt 165 NJ Hepworth 157 J Lappage 122 P Lipman e160 H Lang 158
(Redditch Worcs)		4½ 11½
Worcs 6 and Oxon 1 did not turn up. Oxon captain: "After 45 minutes we gave up on both players and moved Oxon 6 to board 1, where he took the Worcs board 1 apart and was the first to finish!" Oxon captain was the travelling reserve, and stepped in on 6 to take the win by default.

UNDER 175

FINAL

	Warwickshire	24.6.00	Yorkshire
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Tony Hynes 174 Malcolm Hunt 173 Richard Millward 171 Andrew Fish 167 Andrew Talbot 159 Sophie Tidman 162 Martin Smyth 159 Wiatt Ropp 169 Will Harwood 162 Matthew Fletcher 162 Edward Lee 160 Andrew Price 154 Andrew McCumiskey 154 Richard Reynolds 156 Derek Price 157 Alan Rogerson 115	1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0	Gawain Jones 166 Mark White 167 Paul Blackman 173 Mike Hankinson 173 Peter Shaw 157 Jeremy Hamm 173 Chris Williams 170 Geoff Frost 170 Chris Wright 169 Jonathan Round 169 Ivor Lewyk 168 Carl Walker 167 Neil Lowther 166 Richard Archer 160 Steve Mann 155 Paul Hopwood 136
(Beeston)		10½ 5½

SEMI-FINALS

	Warwickshire	3.6.00	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Tony Hines 174 (W) Richard Millward 171 R Walker 167 Martin Smyth 159 Wiatt Ropp 169 William Harwood 162 Sophie Tidman 162 Matthew Fletcher 162 Geoff Stokes 160 Alan Agnew 160 Ed Lee 160 Derek Price 157 Andrew McCumskey 154 Richard Reynolds 156 Alan Rogerson 154 Richard McNally 153	1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½	Thomas E Rendle 171 James C Mansson 169 Ian G Kelly 169 Brian P Donnelly 166 Steve Blewitt 172 Paul A Batchelor 172 Stephen ON Hawes 168 Michael J Reddie 154 Adrian O Pickersgill 151 Andrew SJ Fleming 154 James P Munday 163 David S Hall 155 L John Cannon 152 Paul R Selby 144 Alan H Palmer 142 John Bryant 126
(Hazlemere Bucks)		8½ 7½

"But not number 30." - JA Philpott
	Essex*	3.6.00	Yorkshire
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Tim Hebbes 168 (W) Ivor Smith 173 Paul Williamson 167 Peter Doye 169 Ivan Myall 166 Terry Whitton 166 Fred Dorn 165 John White 164 Ian Hunnable 164 Sid Kalinsky 160 Neville Twitchell 156 Paul Barclay 156 Dave Pearse 156 George McNally 147 Howard Grist 154 Colin Ramage 152	½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1	Gawain Jones 166j P Blackman 173 M Hankinson 173 P Shaw 157 J Arnott 165 J Hamm 173 CC Williams 170 G Frost 170 C Wright 169 J Round 169 N Lowther 166 R Archer 160 SJ Mann 155 P Hopwood 136j P Clowdsdale (1) 149 S Nicholls 152
(Syston)		6 10
^{1 Bd 15: Cloudsdale in grading list We promised John it would go in the yellow box when Essex U175 finally lost a match, and he said, "I'd expect no less." This ends a magnificent run of 29 matches without defeat.}

QUARTER-FINALS

	Devon	13.5.00	Sussex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	BWR Hewson 174 (B) Michael Cox 168 Alan W Brusey 164 Ken W Derrick 162 Paul Brooks 160 Philip Trussler 158 John Walker 158 Chris J Bellers 155 Daniel A Sparkes 155 William Ingham 153 David Regis 152 Arthur Pinkerton 151 Richard C Towers 151 Mark V Abbott 150 John G Gorodi 149 Peter C Marriott 148	0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½	Thomas E Rendle 171 James C Mansson 169 Brian P Donnelly 166 Paul A Batchelor 172 Stephen ON Hawes 168 Michael J Reddie 154 Adrian O Pickersgill 151 Ian P Judd 156 David S Hall 155 Andrew SJ Fleming 154 James P Munday 163 L John Cannon 152 Paul Watson 150 Alan H Palmer 142 John Bryant 126 Paul R Selby 144
(Wincanton Somerset)		7½ 8½

	Essex*	13.5.00	Beds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Trevor D Coote 171 Tim Hebbes 168 Lawrence Trent 170 Paul L Williamson 167 Peter C Doye 169 Ivan J Myall 166 Nick L Gough 167 Terry D Whitton 166 John White 164 Ian D Hunnable 164 Sid Kalinsky 160 NH Twitchell 156 Paul R Barclay 156 Dave G Pearse 156 Howard Grist 154 Colin R Ramage 152	½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0	Richard Freeman 170 (W) Vic Rumsey 171 Adrian Elwin 164 Phil Thomas 165 Richard Mahoney 162 Joe Valerio 160 Kevin Williamson 159 Richard Ormesher 152 Nich McCready e140 Peter Gill 135 Raj Ganger 132 Eric Lake 131 Malcolm James 130 John Harbour 128 Mal Waddell 125 Bill Charlett 86
(Wanstead)		11 5

	Warwickshire	13.5.00	Kent*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Bob Walker 167 (W) Martin Smyth 159 Will Harwood 162 Chris Charman 160 Andrew Talbot 159 Matthew Fletcher 162 David Cooper 157 Alistair Dawson 157 David Kearney 155 Derek Price 157 Andrew McCumskey 154 Andrew Price 154 Richard Reynolds 156 Alan Rogerson 154 Mark Fox 155 Dave Thomas 153	1 0 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1	David Shire 174 Mark Finch 166 Thommy Lipardo - (1) Mark Brougham 165 David Hamblin 163 John Lewin 162 Mark Robertson 162 David Barnes 162 Jerry Anstead 161 Paul Rutland 161 John Allen 160 Sydney Jacob 156 Richard Haddrell 156 Alan Sherriff 153 Richard Hobell 151 Alex Stille 146
(Coventry Warks)		10½ 5½
^{1 Bd 3: Filipino, no known grade or rating. Qualified for Kent by residence, and plays for Tunbridge Wells.}

UNDER 150

FINAL

	Essex*	24.6.00	Devon
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Richard Weeber 149 (B) Marc Brazier 148 Mark Weighell 146 Gerald Bayliss 144 Stan Harwood 142 David Smith 145 Peter Walker 141 Tom Winter 141 Roger Sharman 141 Tony Drake 141 David Bird 140 Steve Collins 137 David Rawlings 139 Julian Winkworth 127 Barry Sheppard 130 Ian Morgan 127	0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0	Michael Sapiecha 149 Peter Marriott 148 Robert Luffman 145 John Gorodi 149 Ken Willcocks 146 Paul Rogers 141 William Moffatt 139 Sean Pope 138 Steve Boniface 136 Michael Hamon 136 Ken Bloodworth 133 Robert Jones 131 Keith Atkins 124 John Parker 124 Michael Stinton 119 Robert Wilby 114
(Beeston)		9½ 6½
We hear that, with Essex standing on eight points, their board 11 offered a draw in a superior position. Opponent went to consult his match captain, and when he came back after a lengthy discussion his flag was down. (How can you do that?) A draw was agreed anyway.

SEMI-FINAL

	Warwickshire	3.6.00	Essex*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	AJ Hickey 142 (B) L Wu - K Thomas 135 MP Maher 145 KL Forman 146 S Booth 146 D Howat 147 RJ Wallman 141 SC Smith 144 KP Jones 143 D Reeves 140 M Drugan 138 M Hall 142 AM Russell 142 CJ Lund-Yates 134 W Archibald 143 (142)	1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 7½ 8½	Richard Weeber 149 Marc Brazier 148 Ian MacLachlan 146 Gerald Bayliss 144 David Smith 145 Peter Walker 141 Tony Drake 141 Tom G Winter 141 Roger D Sharman 141 David FC Bird 40 Steve Collins 137 David Rawlings 139 Julian Winkworth 127 Barry Sheppard 130 Phil Zammitt 134 Ian P Morgan 127 (139)
(Hazlemere Bucks) Essex took their last half-point with the last game to finish. Don't know whether they had losing chances in that game, or whether they'd already won on board count. Heard, later, that it was board 6 so it mattered, and it was Essex that had to prove the draw. Close match.

QUARTER-FINALS

	Devon	13.5.00	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Andy Roderick 147 Robert C Luffman 145 Ivor S Annetts 143 William J Moffat 139 Andrew Foulds 138 Sean Pope 138 Michael Hamon 136 Philip J Kennedy 133 Robert H Jones 131 Dave R Rogers 129 David J Adams 128 Keith Atkins 124 Gavin T Whelan 120 Michael Stinton 119 Robert G Wilby 114 Clive Deakin 113	0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0	Brian Judkins 149 (B) Bruce Toper 141 Phil Myers 141 Phil Primett 141 Ian Mutton 138 Liam Roche 137 John Marshall 136 Mohammed Wali 136 Alan Gore 130 Mark Thomas 128 Lawson Noble 128 Derek Price 125 Dane Young 126 Peter Bunce 126 Neville Jones 117 Mike Connock 123
(Wincanton Somerset)		9 7

	Essex*	13.5.00	Norfolk
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	Richard Weeber 149 Mark (Marc?) Brazier 146 Mark Weighell 146 David Smith 145 Gerald Bayliss144 Ian MacLachlan 146 Stan Harwood 142 Roger D Sharman 141 Tom G Winter 141 David Rawlings 139 Steve Collins 137 Julian Winkworth 127 Phil Zammit 134 Barry Shephard 130 Keith Cook 129 Ian P Morgan 127	1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0	Trevor Ansell 146 (B) Tim Mantripp 146 Alex Niedwiedzki 143 Christopher Tuffun 139 David Lubbuck 137 Jim McAvoy 130 John Wickham 128 Les Gladwell 127 Dave Kelly - David McRoberts 127 Gregory Tebble 127 Colin Payne 127 Owen Green 119 Keith Osborne 118 Johnny Danger 116 Jonathan Burrows 115
(Maldon)		10½ 5½

PRELIMINARY ROUND

	Leicestershire	?15.4.00	Herts*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	D Farral 149 (B) G Botteley 145 R Musson 139 WD Bennet 137 P Hickman 144 J Pattison 141 R Suchah 132 P Deacon 132 G Walker 132 I Murray 136 M Turvey 136 S Turvey (1) 134 PK Harrison 131 S Okhai 116 T Lee 126 G Sim 126	½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1	Brian Judkins 149 Bruce Toper 141 Phil Myers 141 Phil Primett 141 Ken Castle 139 Liam Roche 137 Ian Mutton 138 Mohammed Wali 136 John Marshall 136 Brian Concagh 127 Mike Flatt 127 Peter Bunce 126 Derek Price 125 Neville Jones 117 Paul Laskier 123 John Leake 109
(Syston)		7½ 8½
^{1 Bd 12: No, there is a Leicester one.}

UNDER 125

FINAL

	Cambs	24.6.00	Hants
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	David Carew 119 Ben Williams 112 Richard Mycroft 114 John Greiller 121 Tim Davison 120 William Cruse 113 Ian Stone 112 Yemon Choi 120 John Dunn 121 Derek Mankelow 121 S Hart 119 Zen Harper 120 Mike Craig 115 Patrick Miller 112 Richard Putman 111 Lawrence Beech 95	½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½	Steven Lefevre 111 Majid Manzouri 124 Oliver Coddington 124 Brian Grant 123 Peter Dallas 123 Bob Cleave 121 Peter Miller120 Gary Myatt Graham Payne 118 Ian Van Delft Les Kirkland 116 John Shaddick 115 Bruce Murray 114 Trevor Talbot Oliver Payne 106 Ken Retallack 121
(Beeston)		9 7

QUARTER-FINAL

	Herts*	6.5.00	Hants
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	M Thomas 122 (W) M Connock 123 D Fornes 124 A Sims 123 R Edmonds 119 M Jones 123 G Howard 116 C Byrne 120 T Douse 119 J Lanaway 118 J Leake 109 O Stobart *109 M Dignam 99 R Harrison 104 T O'Sullivan 102 Q Latif 98	½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	S Le Fevre 124 M Manzouri 124 O Coddington 124 B Grant 123 P Dallas 123 R Cleave 121 P Miller 120 G Payne 118 B Gale 117 G Kirkland 116 D Drew 115 J Shaddick 115 B Murray 114 K Retallack 121 O Payne 106 M Garrod 99
(Twyford)		7 9

UNDER 100

FINAL

	Surrey	24.6.00	Merseyside
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Oliver Wilson 99 Dave Morgan 99 Sebastian Pozzo 90 Matthew Taylor 97 Andy Sim 97 James Lin 99 Lana Boztas 96 Laila Tillett 95 Keith Foreman 90 Michael T Harris 85 John Silverton 87 Richard Davey 89	1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	John Matchett 98 Carl Swallow 97 Gary Burgess 89 Ronnie Ellis 89 Paul Rimmer 96 Mark Harris Graeme Solomon 74 Bart McHugh 76 Robbie Amos 89 Kelvin Matchett 85 Bobby Holmes 85 Mike Johnson 58
(Beeston)		6 6
Surrey won on board count.

SEMI-FINAL

	Staffs South	4.6.00	Surrey*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	R Dolan 97 (B) R Lewis 91 PG Spencer 98 P Gavin 93 D Booth - M Job - T Moalan (1) 98 R Westwood 70 S Heath 71 P Allan 76 C Wilcox 65 L Greaves -	0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0	Oliver Wilson 99j Dave Morgan 99 Sarah Hegarty 97j Sebastian Pozzo 90j Matthew Taylor 97 James Lin 99j Robert White 97 Laila Tillett 95 Scott Freeman 94 Keith Foreman 90 John Silverton 87 Richard Davey 89
(Bicester Oxon)		5½ 6½
^{1 Bd 7. McAlan? TM Alan? If he's in the grading list we haven't tried the right variant. Weeks later: just worked it out. It'll be T (for Anthony) Meakin, see two matches down.}

QUARTER-FINALS

	Surrey*	7.5.00	Suffolk
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	Oliver Wilson 99 j (W) Dave Morgan 99 Sarah Hegarty 97 j Matthew Taylor 97 James Lin 99 j Lana Boztas 96 Ashley Hegarty 69 j Laila Tillett 95 Keith Foreman 91 John Silverton 87 Richard Jones 88 Richard Davey 89	1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0	K Alsop 93 J Rubens 91 D Goodchild 90 G Chapman 86 M Weidman 86 A McGowan 84 B Mitchell 86 B Jones 83 V Goetz 79 C Forsdyke 79 K Barnes 65 J Jennings 61
(Billericay)		8 4

	Staffs	29.4.00	Kent*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	R Lewis 91 (B) PG Spencer 98 P Gavin 93 M Job - A Meakin 98 D Booth - P Nixon 86 K Moore 79 R Westwood 70 S Heath 71 P Allan 76 B Lynam 56	½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1	P Poland 96 R Bedwell 93 B Rosier 93 C Cormican 91 E Isted 90 J Spink 89 A Fraser 85 D Wheatley 83 T Hogg 81 N Lang 79 R Day 72 J Tivillier e70
(Long Hanborough)		7 5